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Strahm’s West Side football legacy

Sorry to hear about the passing of legendary Findlay College football coach Dick Strahm, who died Tuesday at age 92. Sadly, his wife died on the same day. Strahm led the Oilers to four NAIA national championships during a 24-year run. He’s enshrined in both the NAIA and National College Football Hall of Fames. Strahm’s name is still remembered among older citizens that were raised in Warren as the first head football coach at Warren Western Reserve High School. He had a short run of four years before heading to the college ranks at the University of Toledo. Strahm is arguably ...

Girls flag football continues surging growth at youth, high school levels

Having played football for most of his life, Elliott Giles wanted to stay close to the game after a decorated football career at Youngstown State in the late 1990s. So, in 2007, Giles founded the Youngstown Youth Flag Football Association. A few years prior, it started off as an adult flag ...

Pitchers power Mooney’s playoff run

YOUNGSTOWN — The pitchers for the Cardinal Mooney baseball team have been together for the past several years. Each season, they took another step forward. And when the program needed them the most, they stepped up as juniors and seniors. The Cardinals’ pitchers took their game to ...

McDonald’s Emma Bundy, Cierra Shiley finish strong at state meet

COLUMBUS — McDonald’s track and field program has had consistent success for as long as many can remember. Seniors Emma Bundy and Cierra Shiley had been the epitome of that Blue Devil consistency, and they concluded their high school track careers with some podium honors at last ...

Lakeview’s Noah Engle shines in spotlight at OHSAA state meet

COLUMBUS — Under the lights of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Noah Engle was ready for the spotlight following weather delays that forced the Division III finals to be held late at night on day three of the OHSAA state track and field meet. The Lakeview junior rose to the occasion, clocking ...

Harding duo finishes strong at state track and field meet

COLUMBUS — The duo of Ellis Daniels and Matthew Richardson have competed alongside each other plenty of times since they each suited up for Warren G. Harding last fall on the gridiron. Daniels, a senior, is new to Warren after moving from Maryland, but had Richardson with him the entire ...